TV Icon Betty White Dies at 99; Here Were Her Most Memorable Ads

TV legend Betty White–who starred in The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hot in Cleveland and dozens (if not hundreds) of other film and television projects over the past 70 decades–has died at 99, just weeks before her 100th birthday. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she would live…

Facebook Opposes Vaccine Critic’s Attempt To Reinstate ‘Censorship’ Claims

Facebook is urging a court to refuse to revive a lawsuit by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense, which claimed its right to free speech was violated when its vaccine-related posts were
suppressed.

Google Patent Describes How Its Technology Authorizes Transfer Of Data Without Cookies

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Google a patent describing a web browser-based API that can control authorization of data transmissions within a network and attribute a click without
using cookies.

Disney Advertising Sales Announces 13 College Bowl Game Sponsors As Bowl Cancellations Loom

ESPN will air 21 college football bowl games this year. ABC will air one — the “Vrbo Citrus Bowl” on New Year’s Day.

Most-Read Stories Of The Year Led By Tribute To John Durham

News about the ad recovery, shake-ups at media research suppliers, and media agency reorgs also were among the most-read stories of 2021.

The Biggest TV Executive Departures of 2021

Last year set a new bar for high-profile executive departures in the TV space, as more than two-dozen big-names headed for the exits in 2020 following major reorganizations and other big moves. By contrast, 2021 was a much quieter year on the executive exit front, even though some significant names departed their jobs among a…